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Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak: The Book Thief (Paperback, 2007, Doubleday) 4 stars

It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been …

Review of 'The Book Thief' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

The pros: Entertaining story, likable characters, great emotional payoff, the foreshadowing keeps you turning the pages.
The cons: Reads like it was written with a movie deal in mind. Foreshadowing is too heavy-handed. The use of Death as a character is gimmicky and doesn't really add much. Too many cliché tropes we've already read in a thousand other Holocaust narratives.
Overall, four stars. I'd recommend it.